Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM SAN Volume Controller, IBM Storwize, IBM Spectrum Virtualize and IBM FlashSystem products
| Risk | Medium |
| Patch available | YES |
| Number of vulnerabilities | 3 |
| CVE-ID | CVE-2018-1517 CVE-2018-2783 CVE-2018-12539 |
| CWE-ID | CWE-20 CWE-264 |
| Exploitation vector | Network |
| Public exploit | N/A |
| Vulnerable software |
SAN Volume Controller and Storwize Family Hardware solutions / Firmware |
| Vendor | IBM Corporation |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains information about 3 vulnerabilities.
1) Input validation error
EUVDB-ID: #VU81418
Risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: 6.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-1517
CWE-ID:
CWE-20 - Improper input validation
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a NULL pointer dereference error. A remote attacker can trigger denial of service conditions via specially crafted String data
MitigationInstall update from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsSAN Volume Controller and Storwize Family: before 7.8.1.8
CPE2.3 External linkshttps://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/872456
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
2) Security restrictions bypass
EUVDB-ID: #VU11946
Risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: 6.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-2783
CWE-ID:
CWE-264 - Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to obtain potentially sensitive information and write arbitrary files on the target system.
The weakness exists in the Java SE, Java SE Embedded, JRockit component of Oracle Java SE due to improper security restrictions. A remote attacker can create, delete or modify critical data or all Java SE, Java SE Embedded, JRockit accessible data and gain unauthorized access to critical data or complete access to all Java SE, Java SE Embedded, JRockit accessible data.
Install update from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsSAN Volume Controller and Storwize Family: before 7.8.1.8
CPE2.3 External linkshttps://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/872456
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
3) Privilege escalation
EUVDB-ID: #VU15959
Risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: 6.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-12539
CWE-ID:
CWE-264 - Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a local unauthenticated attacker to gain elevated privileges on the target system.
The weakness exists due to the failure to restrict the use of Java Attach API to connect to an Eclipse OpenJ9 or IBM JVM on the same machine and use Attach API operations to only the process owner. A local attacker can conduct directory traversal attack and extract compressed dump files.
Install update from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsSAN Volume Controller and Storwize Family: before 7.8.1.8
CPE2.3 External linkshttps://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/872456
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
